We had some friends over last, night, and one of them was someone who had asked to borrow my Watchmen trade, so I had it out during the party so I wouldn't forget to give it to her. It was interesting to see how many folks picked it up and glanced through it during the evening.
Actually, I've noticed that a lot--if we've got company and I've got comics out--which isn't that unusual since the kids tend to leave them around--a lot of times people will pick them up and look through them. They don't sit down and read them, of course, since they're there to socialize. But they're kind of a draw in a way that other books and magazines don't seem to be. And these aren't comic readers, they're just average people (well, as average as our friends tend to be, which I'll admit isn't very :)). Comics just seem to attract people.
Now, I'm not particularly interested in "recruiting for the cause," but--if I were--I'm wondering whether just keeping a small stack of comics on your coffee table would do the trick.
After that, you could leave some in laundromats or dentist's offices, anywhere people tend to have to wait? Maybe stick them on people's windshields at the mall? Go from door to door, spreading the word of Stan Lee? After all, there's only a few letters' difference between Watchmen and Watchtower.
(The things you think of when you haven't had enough sleep!)
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